Minnesota Legislature
Session Daily Archive
A compendium of Session Daily articles dating back to 2004
Results:
Committee hears update, recommendations on child care licensing and investigation
By Winter Keefer
Candace Yates, director of Child Care Aware of Minnesota, is extremely concerned.
“We are in a fragile moment right now. Programs are closing. The workforce is strained and ...
Bill would establish grooming a child by a school employee, volunteer as a felony
By Graham Johnson
When Rep. Peggy Bennett (R-Albert Lea) heard Hannah LoPresto’s story last October, it was suspiciously close to her own.
LoPresto, a 2016 graduate of Eagan High School, was ...
Prospects for DIY solar could brighten under bill
By Rob Hubbard
Perhaps you’ve been intrigued by the idea of having your home use solar energy, but have been held back by the cost and commitment. Installation of rooftop panels can be expensi...
House education panel hears bill to fund school safety infrastructure
By Graham Johnson
Rep. Bidal Duran (R-Bemidji) readily admits his school safety proposal is far from enough. So do representatives of various school associations.
“This doesn’t fix all our pr...
Bill to allow legal remedies for civil rights violations by feds fails to advance
By Tim Walker
There are no well-defined legal pathways for a person whose civil rights are violated by federal agents to get legal relief.
House DFL Floor Leader Jamie Long (DFL-Mpls) spo...
Some liking shown, but inspector general office bill again fails to get committee approval
By Mike Cook
A second attempt to get an Office of Inspector General bill through a House committee struck out, but optimism remains that a third time could be the charm.
There was at lea...
DEED officials report smooth rollout of paid leave program
By Margaret Stevens
Ahead of schedule and under budget.
Those aren’t necessarily the first words that come to mind with the launch of a significant government project, but they frame the rollou...
Bill would set guardrails for HOAs, common interest communities
By Lisa Kaczke
A bill to regulate homeowner associations and common interest communities is being lauded by residents and decried by attorneys representing HOAs.
About 1.6 million Minnesot...
State law change required for compliance with ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
By Winter Keefer
Without multiple changes to state Medicaid law, Minnesota risks noncompliance with changes under President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.”
That’s the message shared Tue...
Ag panel hears plan to expand farm down payment assistance program
By Tim Walker
A state program to help people get into farming may dole out more money to those interested in trying their hand at working the land.
Current law permits the Department of A...
New technology could force speeders to slow down
By Rob Hubbard
Last year, the state expanded its ignition interlock system, which allows people convicted of driving while impaired to get back on the road if they pass a breathalyzer test eac...
Held over bill aims to help treatment of opioid use disorder
By Winter Keefer
Jason Urbanczyk twice “survived the wait” for drugs to treat his addiction to opioids.
This first-hand experience drew him to advocate for a bill that would prohibit prior a...
Mental health access for first responders sought in laid-over bill
By Graham Johnson
During a peer support angling event for first responders last year following the 2024 fatal shooting of three first responders in Burnsville, some officers and firefighters were...
Requiring disclosure of investigations into possible overpayments gets committee OK
By Mike Cook
Current statute permits the Human Services and Children, Youth, and Families departments to disclose an investigation into “possible overpayments of public funds to a service pr...
Week in Review Feb. 16-20
By Lisa Kaczke
Phew, we made it to the end of the first legislative week.
The House began the 2026 session Tuesday with a somber remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. House DFL C...
